Wastewater Laboratory Assistance

Guidance Documents

Requirements for Analysis of Total Nitrogen (June 25, 2012)

Quality Assurance Guidelines for Wastewater Treatment Facility Laboratories (published 1996)

Methods for Chemical and Biological Analyses for Residual Waste Management (updated 2021) - for testing sludges, biosolids and septage

Proficiency Testing Guidance (Published 2023)

Lab Manual

The Watewater Management Program revised the Laboratory Manual for Wastewater Analyses in June of 2022. 

Combined PDF Version of the Laboratory Manual. 

1. Introduction
2. Table of Contents
3. Common Laboratory Glassware
4. Common Laboratory Equipment
5. Sampling
6. Temperature
7. pH
8. Volatile Acids and Alkalinity
9. Residual Chlorine 
10. Solids
11. Dissolved Oxygen
12. Biochemical Oxygen Demand
13. Coliform
14. Nitrogen
15. Phosphorus

Laboratory Equipment and Laboratory Services - Vendors

• Hach Company
• Fisher Scientific
• VWR
• Thomas Scientific
• Wilkem Scientific
• Northeast Labs
• Quality Control Services

Links

• New England Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC)
• Water Environment Federation (WEF)
• New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA)
• Green Mountain Water Environment Association (GMWEA)

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